Planned Activity - Note: These are
definite planned activities. Check back for additions to the
schedule.

Thursday

Arrivals

Friday - 10:00 a.m. (E.D.T.)

We will be taking buses to the Air Force Museumin
Dayton. Round trip bus tickets will be $8.00.
Bus tickets may be purchased at registration. We will be
able to tour the restoration shops again this year. Please bring a
Photo I.D. with you. For those who do not wish to tour the
restoration shops, just exit the bus upon arrival and go directly to the
museum. There is no charge for the museum. The
museum also has a nice cafeteria where lunch may be purchased.
Remember all
times are Eastern Daylight Time.

Movies and other activities will be
planned for those staying at the airport in the evening. More
details to be announced.

Friday and Saturday

Aeronca Aircraft judging will take place until 1:00
p.m. Saturday. (See Awards below)

Friday and Saturday

Aeronca parts can be sold by NAA members at the fly market.
(See Fly Market below)

Saturday morning - 10:00 a.m.

Aeronca Inc. will once again host a tour
of the factory. Do not miss this opportunity to tour their new building as well as their
other facilities. Aeronca Inc. has always been very supportive of
our conventions, and many of the workers volunteer their own time for
planning and conducting these tours. (See
Aeronca Plant Tour below)

Banquet to be held at the
VFW Hall
(awards and special speakers) (See Banquet
below)

Sunday

Departures

Registration

Registration will be$20.00per person for the
convention. Children under 12 are admitted free. Please take the time to
register.Your registration helps pay for everything from the buses for the motels
and banquet, for the Port-O-Pots, the tents, tables and chairs, carts for transportation
to and from the showers and for the judges to use. With registration you
will receive a commemorative sticker and an Aeronca tag you will need to wear. You
will also be given a packet with information on shuttle bus schedules, time of events,
aircraft judging procedures and a map of the area.

Group rates: Holding 15 rooms until
May 22. Standard-$66.00 Use group code
FLY when making a reservation.

Super 8 Motel

(513) 422-4888

Group rates: $49.00

Days Inn

(513) 420-9378

Group rates: $59.46

Holiday Inn Express

(513) 727-8440

Group rates: Holding 20 rooms
until June 1. $86.00

Ramada Inn

(513) 424-1201

Group rates: Holding 30 rooms
until June 1. $64.95 Double/King

Best Value Inn

(513) 727-0440

Group rates: $63.00

Fairfield Inn

(513) 424-5444

Holding 10 rooms until May 24. Will release 8 more when first 10 are
filled until May 24. Double or King $75.00.

Drury Inn

(513) 425-6650

Group rates: Holding 20 rooms until June 1.
13 Queen Doubles at $63.00 and 7 Kings $ 69.00. May have more
doubles if some come open.

Note:Except for the Manchester
Inn, the local phone
number must be called in order to receive the special group rate quoted to the National
Aeronca Association. The owner of the Best Western Regency Inn says he
would like to fill it with Aeronca people again this convention. He's holding
60 rooms
until June 1 and may have more if reservations are made early enough. He also has
some one- and two-room suites. A hot breakfast is included with the
room. Discount at Bull Winkles Restaurant next door...specialty -
ribs and steaks. The Drury Inn also has a hot breakfast.
BE SURE TO MENTION THE AERONCA CONVENTION WHEN CALLING
FOR RESERVATIONS.

Fly
Market

There will be a fly market for members to sell Aeronca parts. Remember this
service is for National Aeronca Association Members Only and Only to Sell Aeronca
Parts. We will have tables and chairs for those participating and you will
be responsible for the sale and security of your items. We ask that prior to your
departure you pay the Association a fee equal to 5% of your gross sales. This will
be done by the honor system.

Camping

You are welcome to camp by your airplane if you wish. We also have plenty of room
for camping trailers and motor homes. Showers will be available.

Transportation

We will be taking buses to the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. Buses will also
be running to take you to and from your motels throughout the convention and
also to the
Saturday banquet.

Panoramic Photo

Another panoramic photo has been planned
this year. Weather permitting, it will be at
6:15 P.M. on Friday, as soon as the buses return from the
museum tour. If not, then it will be at 12:00 P.M. Saturday.

Friday Night Dinner

The Friday evening dinner will start
serving at 7:00 P.M. in the big
blue hangar very close to registration.

Aeronca Plant Tour

Starting at 10:00am Saturday,
Aeronca Inc. will once again host a tour of the factory. Do not miss
this opportunity to tour their new building as well as their other
facilities. Aeronca Inc. has always been very supportive of our
conventions, and many of the workers volunteer their own time for
planning and conducting these tours. A catered
lunch is also being planned for you following your plant tour.
We hope you'll take this opportunity to show them and tell them how much
we appreciate everything they do for the NAA. You can sign up for the
factory tour when you register.

Banquet

The banquet will be Saturday evening at the
V.F.W Hall, starting at
6:45 p.m. It
will be a buffet style meal with lots of good things to eat. The cost will be
$15.00
per person. Banquet tickets will be sold at registration.
After the meal, we will have some special speakers and the awards
presentation. This year's special guest speaker is retired Aeronca
test pilot Jim Hohman, who will share with us his experiences flight
testing the aircraft that Aeronca built.

Awards

If you would like to have your Aeronca judged for an award, there will be several
classes in which you may enter your aircraft. Awards will be presented for Grand
Champion Antique, Grand Champion Classic, and many Best of Class awards. There will
be an award for the longest distance flown to the convention in an Aeronca. Again, this
year we are having an award for the Best in Class of the Aeronca built PT19s and PT23s, as
well as one for our "cousin," the best restored Osceola, WI, Champion built
aircraft. There will also be a Peoples Choice Award.

Hook Field Municipal Airport Information

The convention will be held at
Hook Field (MWO) in Middletown, Ohio. It is located on
the St. Louis and Cincinnati Sectionals. Elevation is 651 feet. Runways 5 and
23 are hard surface and lighted (6100 x 100). Runways 8 and 26 are sod (3100 x 300).
Runways 23 and 26 are Right Hand traffic. 100 octane fuel is
available. Unicom is 123.0. There is a lot of room at the airport for the
convention and we will be able to put all the Aeroncas together very easily.
Aircraft parking will be on the east end of the field. Fuel trucks will be servicing
our Aeroncas in the parking area. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN TIE DOWNS.

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Miscellaneous

We're glad to see more of you arriving early to be ready to go to the Air Force Museum
on Friday morning. Remember, as we've said in the past, if you have the opportunity
to come early to lessen the chances of being delayed by weather, we'll be there
all week and can take
care of your needs upon arrival. There are lots of good eating places very close to
the field.

Reminder

If you could volunteer to
help for a couple hours during the weekend, we would really appreciate
it. If you can help, please
tell them at registration.The convention keeps
growing so we can always use more helpers. Thanks. Remember:
RUNWAY 23 AND 26 ARE
RIGHT HAND TRAFFIC and you need to BRING YOUR OWN TIE DOWNS. MIDDLETOWN OHIO, IS ON EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. Come and enjoy
another fun-filled Aeronca weekend with us! We look forward to seeing you there.

If you have any questions regarding the convention, please send us an
email